Initially 3 months to:
lead on the CYP Dynamic Support Register (DSR) & Drive forward the CYP Transformation Plans for Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health.
Ensure the strategic allocation of resources to improve outcomes for children and young people in the Borough.
Lead integration across the wider Children’s partnership, driving change to secure improved outcomes for children and young people.
Programme manage complex change programmes to improve service outcomes.
To commission/de-commission services for both the Borough and South East London Clinical Commissioning Group in line with applicable governance requirements.
To lead the holistic commissioning of services, resource allocation and pooling of budgets to meet the needs of specific children or young people, particularly those with complex needs.
To ensure that commissioning decisions and informed by clear performance and quality measures.
Key skills and experience:
Comprehensive knowledge of the equalities and diversity agenda and statutory frameworks and the impact a Commissioner role can have in achieving equalities objectives.
Comprehensive knowledge of legislation and strategy/policy frameworks for children’s services and partnership arrangements, and the application of this knowledge to commissioning.
Excellent understanding of the political interface in a local authority and the role and needs of elected members, and of the role and governance of CCGs.
Experience of leading virtual teams and coordinating service transformation and planning effectively, strategy development and making recommendations to Boards and senior management.
Substantial experience of effective project management and delivery, demonstrating application of project management approaches and principles, and effective change management.
Substantial experience of the commissioning cycle, such as analysis, market development, tendering and contract management.
Experience of budget management and reporting, including making recommendations on the strategic allocation of resources.
Experience of stakeholder communication, management, negotiation and influence, to a range of audiences including senior management, service professionals and service users to achieve service objectives and deliver outcomes for children and young people.
Experience of managing a demanding and complex work-programme with rapidly changing and competing priorities.
Experience of interpreting and utilising a range of different information and data sources, including financial, statistical, and qualitative data and presenting conclusions and implications.
Excellent understanding of the political interface in a local authority and the role and needs of elected members, and of the role and governance of CCGs.
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